Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-02-04


tnat should the gross earnings law be re-
pealed the railroad companies would be re-
lieyed of their burdens Of taxation and the
people be deprived of the sums which they
pay into the treasury. AT the close Of MI.
Aikens' speech the committeeman were
convinced that the bill would be boon to
the people but as the lithesome Sprague
take their oath that it was delusion and a
snare. The members of the committee
went to their couches determined to forget
the speeches, if possible, and SendeavOr to
know as much about the question this
morning as they did before they met. 5
Scattering Shots.
No matter what else may be said of
Editor Davis of the HurOnite, he is the
most earnest and watchful divisionist that
ever drew jack-knife along the 46th
parallel.
The TRIBUNE will be pardoned for stat
ing that Burleigh county has reason to be
proud of Senator Hughes-and she is. He
is doing excellent legislative work and has
the respect and confidence of his fellow
members. 5rs
If Mr.. Sprague intends to repeat the un-
pardonable Offense which he offered yester-
day by announcing publicly that Mr. Ak
kens' railroad bill is mischievous meas
ure, he will save time by choosing his
weapons now. 5
An exchange announces that Delevan
wis boy has caught 1873 muskrats this
winter. Now if that boy lived in Dakota
and was friendly to the combination in the
legislature he could secure the passage of
bill providing a sufficient bounty for
muskrat scalps to start him on the road to
fortune. a.-
''There's hole in the bottom of the com
bination" may not be as poetical as the
brautiful hymn which the Bard of Arvilla
introduced into Bismarck society, entitled
"A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea- but it
could be sung with great effect by certain
gentlemen Of the Seventeenth legislative
assembly.
In answer to correspondent the Chica-
60 News says lit is impossible to give the
weight of the largest casting ever made in
the United States" For the information of
the News, we will say that the largest on
8 O'Clock in the uforning, January 20, 1887,
when Major Edwards, Of the Fargo Argus,
was cast out of bed by the night
mare.
The fact that the Hon. John B. Wilson,
of Deadwood, who carried the democratic
congressional banner two years ago, az
rived in the city yesterday, is not just the
cause for the nervousness among the office
seekers Of the territory. Mr.. Wilson is a
conscientious democrat and pleasant gen.
tleman, but who is there that can stand up
and say that he is candidate for Of
fee?
All admit that the proposition now be-
fore the council is the fairest ever pre-
sented by the divisionists of Dakota. It
nf iuic tn o+o
of the people Of all of Dakota, and with the
exception of the large expense of the spe-
cial election, has no objectionable features.
There ale those who believe that the vote
on this question should be at a general
election.
The bill which has for its object the re-
mOval of the saloon from the capitol, and
which passed the house yesterday, makes
it unlawful to sell or give away intoxicat-
ing liquor in 'any building occupied by the
members Of the. Legislature or territorial
tells of the city, and again the TRIBUNE
warns Proprietor Bly, of the Sheridan
house. Louis Petersonsof the Pacific hotel,
and Mr.. Selle of the Western house, to be-
ware of the wrath to come.
1t is hoped that the friends of the young
and coltish Representative Moore. who is
now jogging along toward his 73d year,
will watch him closely that he may not
get too wild and uncomfortable among the
numerous handsome ladies who come to
the capital. Yesterday he was appointed
as member of the committee to see that
proper accommodations are provided for
the ladies who visit the capitol, and in ac-
cepting the position, he exclaimed: "YOu
bet, I'll do it up brown The young man
must be watched.
Senators Dodge and Grigsby locked horns
in debate for few moments yesterday and
for time the friends of these popular
leaders feared that the entente cordiafe be-
tween them had been irreparably broken.
Senator Dodge won in the senate, and it is
hoped that he will exhibit his usual gener-
ting Senator Grigsby to make a winning in
the important legislative contests which
take place in the fame-encircled halls of
sinch. 1t would be very clever piece of
generosity for Mr.. Dodge to deal the win
ming hand to Mr.. Grigsby.
The TRIBUNE learns with pain that it
has been daily ymisrepresenting that genial
Hibernian. Senator Harstad. In it's list of
names OF members it has an asterisk oppo-
site the senator's name, which is the mark
OF democracy in the column. MI. Harstad
says he is not a democrat, and denounces
the insinuation as base attempt to ruin
whelmingly republican county. The
TRIBUNE can simply say by way of apol-
ogy that it was led into the error by the
discovery of the SOY" before Mr.. HarStad's
name and the striking Celtic features OF
his face.
EDITOR TR1BUNE:, 1 found slip of
paper on the Sheridan house. floor this af-
ternoOn, bearing the following: "John R.
Wilson, Deadwood;'L L. G. johnson, Ord
way; Frank R. Wilson, Pembina; Editor
Goddard, Sioux Falls; Majah G. Boyd Bar,
rett, Aberdeen; Major McGindley, Man
dan-all democrats and more coming:
Can you tell me what this means?
In answer to the inquiry the TRIBUNE
can only say that each is good democrat
and that when in executive session with a
governor may convince him that were an
appointment presented on a silver salvel
it would be no offense. -..~
The press of Muskegon, Michigan, are
going into ecstacies over reversible over
coat purchased in India and owned by one
of its citizens. There is nothing startling
i1l orc nrol 1noY